Barbara Perez Marquez

About the Author

Barbara Perez Marquez is an Eisner-nominated, award-winning and bestselling queer writer. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, she now lives in the USA. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and writes short and long-form fiction, usually using coming-of-age and LGBTQIA+ themes. Her work was first featured in a student collection in the 7th grade, which inspired her desire to become a writer. She invites you to find her online at mustachebabs.com

Lissy Marlin is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling illustrator from the Dominican Republic with a simple mission: To bring a little bit of magic to everyday life, one piece of art at a time! Her work ranges from character design for animation and toys to children’s book illustration for middle grade novels and, most recently, sequential art. With comics, she hopes to bring stories to life full of color and whimsy. She invites you to find her online at lissymarlin.com